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P ment to try to turf him out. as l stew about many ofthe i '9‘ * 0,5; lust so I could unwrap it and l "VHFIUPRlv H“ N“ H He seemed to forget that the opposition held the stories I read, . -' throw itOUl? .' n“ “"""""(Vh'”"“" “ “ "WW" majority of seats in the House of Commons and is now From cuts to local hospir ‘ Loblaws isn't the first ' ”r ”TWAIN Tr“ ( ”wk”; ”3;: pawng for his hubris We vote for indmdual members of tal fundingto terrorist 3 store to stop offering free l g;:',“::;1;i;';‘!.;“".'{.‘i*i'.”,.‘..g‘.‘:.m ' Parliament not directly for the ptinie minister. attacks in Mumbai. last week i ‘1 '1‘ plastic bags, but its one that l about new opinions “Moron: or If he wanted to act like a president he was definitely was no different. 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